Attempt to investigate the cause of the Egyptian ophthalmia, with observations on its nature and different modes of cure / By George Power.

  • Power, George.
Date:
1803
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Credit: Attempt to investigate the cause of the Egyptian ophthalmia, with observations on its nature and different modes of cure / By George Power. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    malts, or on the extremities of the excretory duds placed in the Tunica Conjunctiva, or in the Tarfi, is the Exciting Caufe of the difeafe. And as from what has been already faid, it will appear that debility, as well local as ge¬ neral, is the Predifpofmg Caufe; it is poflible *> / to conceive that a cure may be obtained by the following means : Firffc, by removing the exciting caufe, and inducing a hate of action in the fyftem by which its influence will be counteracted previous to the acceflion of inflammation. , , , Secondly, by moderating that inflammation when prefent. And, Thirdly, by obviating general and local de¬ bility, when indicated by thofe diagnoftic fymptoms mentioned in the defcription of Ophthalmia. In conformity to thefe ideas, the plan of cure adopted in the Hofpital at Ghiza was as follows: When